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| Should an AC line conditioner be placed before or after the power cord to the amp? Many amp manufacturers build in whatever filtering they prefer in use with their amps and suggest you don't use any power conditioner with their power amps. Suggest asking your amp maker their opinion. Cheers,Spencer | |
| What turntable and TONEARM brands sound best with the Denon DL103 and DL 103R? MC's @sunnyjim Are you familiar with the LA & Orange County Audio Society? It's probably the largest audio club in the country. You'd be well served to attend some events, meet some local audiofools and go listen to their turntables. Then you will ... | |
| Recommendations of good sounding newly pressed LPs @bradf Thanks, I just copied your post into Evernote so it's always on my phone. It will cost me $$$. Feel guilty ;-) Cheers,Spencer | |
| Resale value of new speakers OP just registered, first post. I smell a scammer phishing too. OP should name the insurance company if this is legit, because we will all want to avoid it. Cheers,Spencer | |
| What turntable and TONEARM brands sound best with the Denon DL103 and DL 103R? MC's Do you get a chance to listen to many others' systems, hobbyists and/or dealers? If you can describe other rigs that met your needs better, that might put it in perspective. If you plan to change tables because you love the sound of 103R or 103, w... | |
| Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'? @audiotroy Here's some unsolicited advice for you that I think would help you and certainly help the rest of us:Post your business affilation at the bottom of every post, e.g.:Troy Lastname Audio Doctor (dealer)Anytown, Anystatewww.storewebsitepho... | |
| Feedback through turntable "Run longer speaker cables and move your source away from your speakers." No, I beg to differ. Run longer interconnects(balanced if possible) and keep your power amp only between the speakers. Keep speaker cables short.Don't go down this road unt... | |
| What turntable and TONEARM brands sound best with the Denon DL103 and DL 103R? MC's @sunnyjim Are you giving up on the U-Turn already? We didn't get a post of your evaluation of it as you promised. Thought your plan was to use the Ortofon 2M then replace it with a Denon 110? Did you try those and decide to back up the plan a step... | |
| Cartridge Dilema For New Turntable A friend is happy with that same cart on a VPI Scoutmaster that is arguably better than the Prime. I agree that you should be fine with it. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Anoushka Shankar | |
| Agoners: Need Advice! Have 3K to spend on an Amp, what do I do with no way to audition? @silverfoxtv1800 Yes, a good amp or better yet, good monoblock amps will clearly surpass any receiver. There are too many compromises with too much going on in one box(e.g. separating power supplies reduces noise). You need to do some listening t... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp, suggestions? Yeah, keeping that big amp of your close to the speakers with short cables and running longer balanced interconnects to the preamp on the side of the room with the source gear is the way to go! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Looking for recs for my first foray into MC cartridges... @viridian Thanks for the clarification there; my occasional dyslexia shows itself when discussing Denon cartridge models! @rotarius I didn't expect those recommendations for this thread. Is there a reason why those are a particularly good match w/... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp, suggestions? If you want used, my BAT VK51SE originally sold for $9k, but I see them go for just about your $3500 budget. It would have nice synergy w/your amp. I've considered replacing it a couple of times and just couldn't find anything that suited me more ... | |
| Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers? Bobby used to recommend the all of the following depending on the system & user goals:Joule ElectraCATAt most shows these two brands were almost always featured. First SoundModwrightAnalogue AudioBellesCheers,Spencer |